Signature
key confidence medium · relative G major · tempo confidence high · half-time 55.5 · low end 27% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · how accurate
Character
Not tagged yet. The words are proposed and waiting for a person.
Good for
Nothing yet. The rules need the character words above before they can say.
Lineage
- CoveredAMsource
- CoveredBilly Idolsource
- CoveredBoy & Bearsource
- CoveredCornell University Last Callsource
- CoveredHookslidesource
- Written byKeith Forseysource
- CoveredKontrollverlustsource
- CoveredKT Tunstall & Johnny Lynchsource
- CoveredNew Found Glorysource
- CoveredRoyal Philharmonic Orchestrasource
- CoveredStella Starlight Triosource
- Written bySteve Schiffsource
- CoveredVitamin String Quartetsource
- CoveredWinston K.source
Why it is here
- The song was written for The Breakfast Club by Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff, inspired by a scene in which an introvert and a school bully bond while no one else is watching. source
- It was offered first to Bryan Ferry, Corey Hart, and Billy Idol before Simple Minds—initially reluctant—agreed to record it. source
- It became Simple Minds' only number-one hit on the US Top Rock Tracks chart, holding the top spot for three weeks, and their biggest American hit overall. source
The full ledger entry: every chart it has been on, where it is live now.